Aug 20, 2008

Boy Sets Apartment Fire in Tampa, FL

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Daily Comet Officials say a 4-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter set fire to a bedroom in a Tampa apartment. No one was injured. Firefighters responded, but a sprinkler had already controlled the blaze. The Tampa Fire Marshal’s Office [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Fire Breaks Out at Auburn Hills Apartment Complex

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BY TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA AND GINA DAMRON – Detroit Free Press Fire caused more than $50,000 in damage and displaced nearly 40 residents in Auburn Hills this morning. “I smelled smoke and it woke me up,” said James Sparks, 72, [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Systems Handle Two Fires in Rochester, MN

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Post-Bulletin Two fires in Rochester were limited when sprinkler systems were able to contain flames until firefighters arrived. The first incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2076 11th Ave. S.E., Unit A. A pot left cooking on a stove [...]

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Aug 19, 2008

Conshohocken Apartments Fire – Tenants Sue

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By Margaret Gibbons – Pottstown Mercury NORRISTOWN – Alleging the inferno at a Conshohocken apartment complex could have been prevented, a Philadelphia law firm filed a civil lawsuit Monday claiming negligence by the developer, construction managers, contractors and complex management. [...]

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Aug 15, 2008

Conshohocken Fire Destroys Waterfront Homes – Pennsylvania Officials Seek Cause

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By Jeff Gammage, Joelle Farrell, Diane Mastrull and Larry King Philadelphia Inquirer Investigators spent yesterday pressing their search into the cause of the massive blaze that lit up the Conshohocken waterfront on Wednesday night. But they can’t yet say how [...]

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Aug 06, 2008

Fire in High-Rise Condo from Cigarette in Waikiki, HI

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By Rosemarie Bernardo – Honolulu Star-Bulletin A lit cigarette butt caused a condominium fire at a Waikiki high-rise yesterday. About 40 firefighters responded to a blaze on the top floor of Kaimana Villa, 2550 Kuhio Ave. Firefighters arrived at unit [...]

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Aug 04, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinkler Saved Lives in Brampton, Ontario

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By PAM DOUGLAS – Brampton Guardian BRAMPTON – Genesis Lodge would be a pile of rubble right now if it weren’t for a residential sprinkler alarm system, according to Brampton fire officials. “This is the greatest success we could ever [...]

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Aug 01, 2008

Fire Stopped Quickly in Reno, NV Condo Tower

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BY TAMMY KRIKORIAN – Carson Times Reno firefighters stopped a fire at a downtown condominium project Tuesday afternoon in less than an hour after it produced thick, heavy clouds of black smoke and forcing nearby evacuations. The fire at The [...]

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Jul 31, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Put Out Fire in Bellevue, NE

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By Zachary McDonald – Bellevue Leader A small kitchen fire at Harmony Court, an independent living facility off Wall Street, left some elderly residents displaced Monday afternoon after Bellevue volunteer firefighters secured the area. The fire proved the apartment building’s [...]

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Jul 28, 2008

Fire Blaze Destroys Villages, FL Home

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By CURT HILLS – Villages Daily Sun THE VILLAGES — Stephen and Mary Jayne Wrobel made the right decision when their house went dark and a smoke smell emerged during a thunderstorm Friday evening. The Village of Sunset Ridge at [...]

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